White students made up the largest share of enrollment in Will County school districts in the 2024-25 school year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education.
Of the 101,247 students enrolled in Will County school districts, 44% were white. Hispanic students were the second-largest group, accounting for 32.5% of enrollment.
In the previous school year, white students were the most common group in Will County school districts, representing 45.7% of the student body.
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C had the most even distribution of races among county districts, including 37.5% Hispanic students, 37.3% white students, 18.2% African American students, 3.7% multiracial students, and 3.1% Asian students students.
In the 2024-25 school year, total enrollment in Will County school districts dropped 0.7% compared with the previous year.
The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Will County.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state’s demographic changes. Between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately two million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 153,000 students or 7.6%.
As of the 2024-25 school year, Illinois public schools served just under 1.85 million K-12 students statewide, continuing a slow decline in enrollment from previous years. During that same period, the state recorded a student-teacher ratio of about 17:1 as full-time equivalent teachers rose to a record 137,899.
| District | Most prevalent ethnicity | Percent of Total Student Body | Total Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beecher Community Unit School District 200U | White | 64% | 1,019 |
| Chaney-Monge School District 88 | Hispanic | 52.9% | 433 |
| Channahon School District 17 | White | 79.4% | 1,114 |
| Crete-Monee Community Unit School District 201-U | African American | 57.2% | 4,486 |
| Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203 | White | 58.7% | 322 |
| Fairmont School District 89 | Hispanic | 59.9% | 277 |
| Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157C | White | 70.3% | 2,634 |
| Homer Community Consolidated School District 33C | White | 79.9% | 3,648 |
| Joliet Public School District 86 | Hispanic | 70.6% | 9,295 |
| Joliet Township High School District 204 | Hispanic | 59.9% | 6,621 |
| Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70C | Hispanic | 46.1% | 410 |
| Lincoln Way Community High School District 210 | White | 75.6% | 6,639 |
| Lockport School District 91 | White | 71.2% | 503 |
| Lockport Township High School District 205 | White | 63.2% | 3,638 |
| Manhattan School District 114 | White | 83.2% | 1,968 |
| Mokena School District 159 | White | 78% | 1,563 |
| New Lenox School District 122 | White | 80.1% | 4,935 |
| Peotone Community Unit School District 207U | White | 78.9% | 1,254 |
| Plainfield School District 202 | White | 45.1% | 24,411 |
| Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255U | White | 82.2% | 1,339 |
| Richland Grade School District 88A | Hispanic | 44.7% | 788 |
| Rockdale School District 84 | Hispanic | 64.1% | 245 |
| Summit Hill School District 161 | White | 67.3% | 2,309 |
| Taft School District 90 | White | 62.2% | 270 |
| Troy Community Consolidated School District 30C | Hispanic | 37.5% | 3,895 |
| Union School District 81 | Hispanic | 46.6% | 131 |
| Valley View Community Unit School District 365U | Hispanic | 49.4% | 14,529 |
| Will County School District 92 | White | 76.9% | 1,413 |
| Wilmington Community Unit School District 209U | White | 83.2% | 1,158 |
Information in this article was obtained from the Illinois State Board of Education. The source data can be found here.
